I think that Canada may be a little too "Multicultural"

Herbert

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This thread just reminded me of when I did volunteer work for the school system, Canada, in the mid-'90s, with the primary Grades.
The teachers reminded me each Christmas to not use the word "Christmas" because of the variety of children in the classrooms, and the right of some of them to not have it shoved down their throat. (...my words, not those of the teachers')
These feeble, anti-patriotic, apologist, self-hating Leftwing-liberal 'social progressives' are not just confined to Canada.

These traitorous Fifth Columnists for selling out their own national heritage are found in every Western society in plague proportions like a Damnation from the Gods.

We have them here in Australia in abundance.

When eventually the political climate allows for the setting up of Treason Trials - these rodents who persist in gnawing away at the foundations of the institutions which underpin our Western Judeo-Christian heritage will be the first to be ushered before the bench for judgment.

I personally favour the guillotine. There's something so final about it.
 

JLM

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This thread just reminded me of when I did volunteer work for the school system, Canada, in the mid-'90s, with the primary Grades.
The teachers reminded me each Christmas to not use the word "Christmas" because of the variety of children in the classrooms, and the right of some of them to not have it shoved down their throat. (...my words, not those of the teachers')

Kind of makes you wonder why they'd want to be in this country in the first place.
 

Machjo

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These feeble, anti-patriotic, apologist, self-hating Leftwing-liberal 'social progressives' are not just confined to Canada.

These traitorous Fifth Columnists for selling out their own national heritage are found in every Western society in plague proportions like a Damnation from the Gods.

We have them here in Australia in abundance.

When eventually the political climate allows for the setting up of Treason Trials - these rodents who persist in gnawing away at the foundations of the institutions which underpin our Western Judeo-Christian heritage will be the first to be ushered before the bench for judgment.

I personally favour the guillotine. There's something so final about it.

Can't you just feel the Christian spirit in this post?

Kind of makes you wonder why they'd want to be in this country in the first place.

It likely has nothing to do with nationality. Just as some immigrants are Christian, some native-born Canadians aren't. I'd say it has more to do with Christophobia.

And I do agree that any teacher or student ought to be free to practice his faith as he or she wishes as long as it doesn't impose itself on others. I don't see though how one imposes the Christian faith on me by wishing me a merry Christmas. Now if that person forced me to wish others a merry Christmas, that would be another matter.
 

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These feeble, anti-patriotic, apologist, self-hating Leftwing-liberal 'social progressives' are not just confined to Canada.

These traitorous Fifth Columnists for selling out their own national heritage are found in every Western society in plague proportions like a Damnation from the Gods.

We have them here in Australia in abundance.

When eventually the political climate allows for the setting up of Treason Trials - these rodents who persist in gnawing away at the foundations of the institutions which underpin our Western Judeo-Christian heritage will be the first to be ushered before the bench for judgment.

I personally favour the guillotine. There's something so final about it.
You sound like one of those who were polled a while back who wanted all the Aborigines rounded up and exiled to an island and then to nuke the island. I hope you are being facetious.
 

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Can't you just feel the Christian spirit in this post?



It likely has nothing to do with nationality. Just as some immigrants are Christian, some native-born Canadians aren't. I'd say it has more to do with Christophobia.

And I do agree that any teacher or student ought to be free to practice his faith as he or she wishes as long as it doesn't impose itself on others. I don't see though how one imposes the Christian faith on me by wishing me a merry Christmas. Now if that person forced me to wish others a merry Christmas, that would be another matter.

Gotta wonder about the mentality - the day is Xmas whether they like it or not, a normal person would rather be "Merry" than depressed. :roll:
 

Machjo

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Gotta wonder about the mentality - the day is Xmas whether they like it or not, a normal person would rather be "Merry" than depressed. :roll:

True enough. Whether you say "Merry Christmas' or 'Have a good day/evening/night/ etc.' it makes no difference to me. The intent is the same either way.
 

YukonJack

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When a country pays tax-payers' money to some programs like "English as Second Language" that country, indeed, has far too much multi-culturalism.

Learning the language(s) of the country one immigrates to should be up to the individual immigrant.
 

Machjo

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Read post #181

I see. Maybe we can have a public chopping of all who refused to say 'Merry Christmas' on Christmas Day. We could hold this public event on the following Sunday. Bring out the kids. Since it's winter, holding it indoors would be a good idea. We could sell hot dogs and hamburgers for the guests, along with rows of tables and chairs and condiments. It really would be a fun event.
 

Spade

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Think your suggestion, Machjo, should be reserved for Boxing Day. After all, Christmas is synonymous with feating on turkeys, not dispatching them!
 

Machjo

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When a country pays tax-payers' money to some programs like "English as Second Language" that country, indeed, has far too much multi-culturalism.

Learning the language(s) of the country one immigrates to should be up to the individual immigrant.

Now I will agree with you that we should not be paying EFL courses for immigrants; we should expect them to learn the local language depending on where he's settling. However, I don't see how you're relating this to multiculturalism seeing that most of the cultural variety in this country stems for centuries ago, new immigrants contributing but a small part to the already multicultural nature of Canada. For crying out loud, even in Nunavut over 15% can speak neither English nor French. You won't tell me there's an immigration boom going on there now are you.
 

Machjo

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Think your suggestion, Machjo, should be reserved for Boxing Day. After all, Christmas is synonymous with feating on turkeys, not dispatching them!

Boxing Day it is then. Though the court proceedings would need to be swift. Just to speed things up for Boxing Day, maybe in this case we could accept a claim from anyone that a person had refused to wish them a merry Christmas should count as incontrovertible evidence. If we could streamline it that way, then we could be ready for the subheadings by Boxing Day no problem.

I forgot though. Some people are vegetarians, we'd need to include veggie dogs and veggie burgers for the guests. And fries too. I hope I'm not overlooking any other important matter. Condiments? Tables? Chairs? Anything?

Ahh the Inuit. We should never have let those Siberians in!

Inuit Odyssey : The Nature of Things with David Suzuki : CBC-TV

Tell me about it. They'd been there for millennia and still they can't speak English! Hmmm... Guillotine for them too?
 

Kathie Bondar

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it appears that in Canada, when an Immigrant comes to live in Canada, they bring their entire country with them and then it seems like they expect others to allow and respect their traditions while they don't want to respect ours.

I absolutely agree. I was an immigant twice in my life. Norway first, Canada second. Each time I was grateful to have been given a chance to a new life. I learned the language as fast as I could and made all the effort to assimilate. It did not mean to turn against all my etnic values, what it meant was adding to them. It felt like a win-win situation: I could discard whatever I disliked in my old values and adopt the new ones I agreed with.
A few years ago, at Christmas, I babysat a friend's three year old daughter. This friend happened to work at a daycare owned and managed by a Chinese women, and that is where the child went with her.
For me it was a thrill to have the child for Christmas. I took her to Chrsitmas Day Mass at church. On the way home I talked to her about the baby Jesus. Each time I sad "Jesus" the child would spit. She did this several times before I realized what was happening. They taught her at the daycare to spit at the mention of Jesus' name.
I no longer buy Chinese imports, the quality is atrocius. In exchange for ripping us off they get to immigrate to Canada for the good life, so they can have their import/export businessess. If they hire, they hire Chinese. They want to be included with mainstream Canada for the advantages, but when it comes to behaving like one, forget it.
Most immigrants respect their new land and eventually become good productive citizens. But then there is always the exception.

The majority of immigrants turn into hard working good